Job Description

Salary: Starting from 36,272

+ benefits

Role duration: 10 months FTC (maternity cover)

Summary Purpose - what you will be achieving

The Programme Officer will be responsible for the administration and delivery of the Academy's Mentoring and SUSTAIN - women in research programmes, including working collaboratively with external consultants that will facilitate the delivery of mentoring training and career development workshops. The role provides an opportunity for a person passionate about supporting the next generation of researchers to be involved in the delivery of our unique portfolio of programmes.


In addition, staff are encouraged to take part in cross-team projects, for example in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in our activities and to contribute to initiatives such as staff learning lunches and networking opportunities.


The Academy is an outward-facing organisation and as Programme Officer at the Academy you will have the opportunity to engage with a range of stakeholders including Fellows and senior academics, professional organisations and researchers.

About the role - what you will be doing

Administration and delivery of the Academy's Mentoring and SUSTAIN - women in leadership programmes Shared organisation and delivery of a variety of online and in-person workshops and events for the Academy's Mentoring and SUSTAIN programmes, with individual responsibility for developing and delivering specific events within the programme Working with professional consultants, who will assist in the development of the Mentoring and SUSTAIN programmes and facilitate mentoring training and career development workshops Supporting mentees and mentors during the pairing process by monitoring the Academy's mentoring portal and CRM system, managing the mentoring inbox queries and providing accurate and frequent reporting on mentoring uptake via the CRM's reporting tools Liaising with the Business information team to raise programme areas that rely on CRM support and require improvements Liaising with a range of stakeholders, including universities, funding partners and biomedical and health researchers, to promote these programmes and to encourage participation Researching developments in programmes areas and the needs of discrete groups of aspiring biomedical and health researchers Producing published career development information, guidance and resources, both print and digital Raising the profile of the programmes to highlight the Academy as a leader in the field Monitoring and evaluating the success of the programmes and assisting with the production of high-quality reports. Coordinating communications activity, and may include newsletter and maintenance of relevant sections of the Academy's website Liaising with Academy Fellows, stakeholders, funders and other professional bodies Updating Academy Officers, Council and Senior Management Team through papers and briefings Supporting the wider programmes and career team activities as required Undertaking other ad hoc duties that can reasonably be expected of this post

Closing date for completed applications is 3rd December 2025.

Interviews will likely be held online on w/c 8th December 2025.

Requirements

About you - what you bring to the role

Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience organising and managing events and training workshops Experience using Salesforce CRM and reporting tools Some experience working with external facilitators and experts desirable Experience producing printed and digital content Strong organisational skills with keen attention to detail Building and maintaining effective networks Collaborating with other organisations Confident team player (within and across teams)
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Benefits

Salary progression framework Hybrid and agile working 29 days annual leave including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays (pro rata) Regular organisation-wide Wellbeing Days Pension (the Academy offers a flexible contribution structure with a minimum employer contribution of 8% up to a maximum of 13% of gross salary, with an employee contribution ranging from 3% to 8%) Life assurance Vitality Private Medical Insurance, on completion of probation SimplyHealth Cash Plans, on completion of probation Season ticket travel loan (interest free), on completion of probation Cycle to work scheme, available on completion of probation Family friendly benefits - enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying period), coaching for parents returning to work Subscription to Headspace and Class Pass Staff training to support your development including EDI training (you can see more information on our EDI values, principles, and behaviours here)

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